In today’s installment of “As the Tech World Turns” … A former Microsoft exec is returning to the company from Google to lead its security initiatives, replacing the former Amazon exec who’s exiting ...

A massive multiday power outage hit my San Francisco neighborhood in December. There were dark streets, stalled robotaxis, even discarded dough from local bakeries bursting from trash bins. My family ...

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...

An executive at Meta has denied accusations that it can access WhatsApp chats after plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Meta on Friday, maintaining that the messaging app’s end-to-end encryption ...

Your PC’s storage media is subject to malware and, on occasion, natural disasters such as lightning, fire, etc. — which is why formulating a backup strategy is critical for keeping your data safe. Our ...

Billionaire Elon Musk took to X to slam Meta's WhatsApp after whistleblowers said private chats on the messaging platform can be read by the company, despite promises of end-to-end encryption.

When you sync WhatsApp with your Google account, your data is automatically backed up to the cloud regularly. You can restore your messages if you accidentally clear ...

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